| Buckingham Palace Summer Opening |
 |
 |
 Buckingham Palace will be open to the
public from 23 July to 3 October 2011. This summer, see
lavishly-furnished rooms with some of the greatest treasures from the
Royal Collection.
Highlights include:
• Paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens,
Vermeer, Poussin, Canaletto and Claude
• Sculpture by Canova and Chantrey
• Exquisite examples of Sèvres
porcelain
• Some of the finest English and
French furniture in the world
The Queen's Year Exhibition at
Buckingham Palace
The special Queen's Year exhibition at
the Summer Opening of the State Rooms in 2010 presents the spectacle
of the principal national and ceremonial events in the royal
calendar.
The Queen’s Year will include
displays of ceremonial robes, gifts, uniforms and dresses, as well as
archive photography and film to evoke the many and varied aspects of
the sovereign’s work.
The exhibition will illustrate the
pageantry, tradition and ceremony of the State Opening of Parliament,
the historic Garter Day ceremony at Windsor Castle and Trooping the
Colour, as well as investitures, garden parties and State Visits.
Times: 9.45am - 6.30pm (last admission 3.45pm) Buckingham Palace operates a timed-ticket system, with admission every 15 minutes throughout the day. Tickets are valid only on the date and at the entrance time specified on the ticket. Regrettably, late-comers cannot be admitted. A visit lasts between 2 and 2.5 hours. To find out more see http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/
To book a hotel and Buckingham Palace
tour together see the Superbreak offers. |
